In a message dated 31/12/2009 06:47:53 GMT Standard Time, dbheath@melbpc.org.au writes: Elizabeth Johnson, born around 1852. Her census details give her place of birth as Durham "New Durham". Does anyone know where this is and what registration district it would come under? Jeanette: New Durham is still the name for the district along the road leading to Sherburn from Durham City, being the outermost suburb of Durham in that direction. From Durham City centre you could go up Claypath and Gilesgate and bear right at the fork at the top of the hill. On your right you would quickly come to a large early-ish council estate, and that is what most people would now understand as "New Durham", though the original "New Durham Farm" is in the fields behind and below it, nearer to the Wear. The whole would be in Durham Registration District and probably also in its Durham Sub-District. Later the Durham Registration District became in effect Durham Central. Geoff Nicholson